- Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The YouTuber faced backlash after his distasteful comment on parents and sex on comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube reality show ‘India’s Got Latent’
By: India Weekly
AN EPISODE of ‘India Got Latent’ on YouTube, featuring obscene and vulgar comments by Ranveer Allahbadia, has been blocked following orders from the government, officials said on Tuesday (11).
“The ‘India Has Latent’ episode on @YouTube with obscene and perverse comments by Ranveer Allahbadia has been blocked following Government of India orders,” Kanchan Gupta, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, said in a post on X.
Allahbadia, 31, faced backlash from all quarters after his distasteful comment on parents and sex on comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube reality show ‘India’s Got Latent’ went viral on social media on Monday.
The video went viral on Monday, with people calling out Ranveer for his insensitive remarks on parents.
The episode also featured content creators such as Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, and Apoorva Mukhija on the judging panel.
After the remarks, several complaints and an FIR were filed against Ranveer, Samay, Apoorva, and the show’s makers.
The YouTuber, popularly known as BeerBiceps, later apologised for his “lapse in judgement” and also said he had asked the show creators to remove the controversial segment.
But this did not affect the backlash. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo wrote to YouTube’s head of public policy in India and asked for “urgent action”.
An official from National Commission for Women (NCW) said they were looking into the matter.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he hadn’t seen the clip in question but cautioned people about the limits of freedom of speech.
The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) also “vehemently condemned the reprehensible and offensive remarks” made by Allahbadia.
Raina, the creator of “India’s Got Latent”, is yet to react to the controversy publicly.
Praak calls off appearance
Meanwhile, singer B Praak has said he has called off an appearance on Allahbadia’s podcast after his remark on a reality show sparked controversy.
In an Instagram video, Praak on Monday (10) night said: “I was supposed to appear on a podcast, on Beer Biceps, and we cancelled that. Why? Since we are all seeing how pathetic his thinking is. The choice of words that he has used on Samay Raina’s show.”
Allahbadia has 10.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel where he hosts his podcast “The Ranveer Show”.
Praak, whose real name is Pratik Bachan, said Allahbadia’s comments don’t represent Indian culture.
“This is not our Indian culture. What story are you telling about your parents? What are you even talking about? Is this comedy? This is not at all comedy. Abusing people, teaching people how to abuse, what kind of generation (is this)? I don’t understand,” the National Award-winning singer added. (PTI)
